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Feb. 28, 1933. w, P. DE sAUssURE, JR 1,899,082

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/l ATTORNEY Feb. 28, 1933. w. P. DE sAUssURE. JR 1,899,082

TABLE Filed Oct. l0, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN NTOR Q ATTRNEY mmf @in W. P. DE SAUESURE, JR 'EgQQSZ TABLE Filed Ooi. l0, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR l HMM Feb. 28g 393".

'Jzlllllllllllllln'III/laan` Patented F eb. 28, 1933 narran STATE/s, raralarv ,ermee "tt-'intiem r. erlesenen; JR., or ENsLiiwoon, New amasar, Assenor. -ro DE SSURE EQUIPMENT CGIIIE'ANY, GEWEST NEW' YORK, NEW 'ERSEY, A CORPORA- Tron' or DELAWARE Y f v rTABLE i Application tied October 10, 1931. Serial 110.538,04.

This invention relates to tables, particuv l Referring to the drawings, and irst'to larly tables of the type in which the table top Figs. 1 to V9, the table comprises a table top may be readily connected and disconnected 110, abase 11 therefor, a table support formed from the support therefor. j of a top 12 and Yfour legs 13 pivotally con- One of the principal objects of the invennected thereto. -The base 11 comprises a tion is to provide a simple7 cheap, strong and `sopua're plate 14 to' which are spot-welded one rigid form of table. flange ofv each of four vshort angles 15,A arinother object is to provide a simple ranged so that each angle is perpendicular to strong form of table support separable from the angles adjacent thereto. i the table top and provided with 'legs which j To the upstanding flangeof each anglais may be folded together when not in use y,so as spot-welded a flange of one of four long angle to occupy a minimum of space. bars 16 so that the angles 15 and the angle A further object of the invention is to'pro bars 16 VVtogether form members having two vide a base for a table top and a table support parallelv` horizontal flanges and an intervenformed substantially wholly of standard ing vertical flange or web. ,-Thevangles 15 structural shapes and sheet material. and angle bars 16 are so arranged that the Two suitable forms of construction are inner ends of the latter form the four walls shown, by way of example, in the accompanyof` a square central space or chamber 17. at ing drawings, wherein the middle of the plate 14. As shown in Fig.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of one form of the 1, the angle bars extend outwardly nearly'to table as whole; the edgeA of the table top 10 and are secured is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1;

to the ylatter at intervals by any suitable Fig. 3 is a plan view of the base of the tan means, such as rivets v18.V ble top taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2;

el is a perspective view of the base of the table top;

5 is a plan view of the upper part of the table support taken on the line 5--5 of Fig. 2;

io. 6 is a perspective view of the table support with the legs removed;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the locking belt support;

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal central section through the locking bolt;

Fig. 9 is a section on the line 9-9 of Fig.

formed of four sections of sheet metal 'bent and a short arm 20. The end of each short arm Vis bent outwardly to form ,a flange 21, which is secured by spot-welding to the outer side of the long arm of the adjacent U. In this way an interlocking structure is obtained lar pockets 22 extending radially from the four sides of the central chamber but separated therefrom by vertical partitions.

The long arm of each U buttsv against. lthe inner side of the long arm of the adjacent U.

10 is a plan view of a modified form of table top base;

11 is a section on the line 11--11 of Fig. 10;

Fig. 12 is a view of the upper part of a modified form of tablesupport (with the legs removed) suitable for use with the table t: base shown in Fig. 10; I j

13 is a section on the line 13 -13 of 12; and i Fig. 14 is a vertical 'section on the line of Fig. 12 through the table top base and support therefor in assembled relation.

26 is employed, formed of a square'plate,

Fig. 7, and spot-welded to the outerfaces of the arms 19. This plate is centrally apertured to permit-the insertion of the welding tool. f

Various means may be employed for detachably connecting together the base 11 and top 12. Most desirably, and as shown, a nut and `bolt type connectionI is provided. A nut having square sides adapted to fit 'in the The table support comprises 'al top V12y To further lock these partstogether, a capV into U-form Vand each having a long arm 19 in thev form of a hollow cross with a certral square' chamber and four rectangu- Y with its corners turned over, 'as shown'in l0 vapertures and enter the nut 25. It is convenient to make both caps 24 of identical con-KV l chamber 17 in the baseY 11 is inserted' thereinV ,ber. Theupper. cap 24; and the platelil are centrally aperturedftoV allow the threaded end of theboltto extend upwardly through such struction and hence the lower cap 24 is likewise apertured.A Each of thesecaps formed.. Y of a single stamping.

Spacers. 23 are inserted'between thelower cap-24 and the cap .26.' These spacers are to advantage made'of channel cross-section and of such `size that' when placed in abutting relation', as shown in Fig. 7,r they will exactly fit -within the central chamber formedby the four arms 19. The outer faces of the spacers 23, 23maythen beattached byspot-welding to thev contact-y ing innerfaces of thearms 19, so as to aid in the locking together of the latter. The table f top 10 and its base 11 maybe attached and detached from the top 12 of the table sup.

port by turning the former so as to screw f y y n tion is inadeby a snap lock.

or unscrew the nut 25 onto vor oli0 the bolt 27.

' A cheap and convenient form 'of bolt constructionis shown in Figs. Sand 9. The body yof theV bolt vis made from round bar stock threaded at one end. The other end is turned down to form a cylindrical shanklO of uniform diameter with a shoulder e1. A series of square-sided washers 42 are slipped overy this shank l0 and held in place by upsetting the projecting portion of the shank at 43. These washers are prevented from turning on the shank by milling' aiiat on one side of vthe `shank vand forming the aperture Ain the washers with a complementary 'flatportion The rectangular chamber which receives the caps 24 and the head of thebolt 27 need not 4be of any standard size kto enable they Washers to be* formed Lfrom strip material of stzluidard width. The washers may be made l from strips narrower than the internal width length equal tosuch width and are threaded on the shank Ll() in staggered relation, asV

shown inA Figs-` 8 and 9. f l

The four radially arranged pockets 22 in Vthe top 12 vare designed to receive the upper ends of the' legs 13. rlhe latter are to ad? connection isof the nut'and bolt type.

` 23a of sheet metal. vof such caps provided that they are cut to a l'wardly extended or splayed position. rlhis is accomplished in the construction shown by the top 12 when the legs are outwardly cutting the tops of the legs so that their np- I per surface is flush with the upper surface of extended position. Vith the legsso formed,

linward movement of the legs involves raising the tops of the latterabove the'upper edges of the U members of the top 12 and this is impossible when the plate le is clampedvdown on the top 12 "bythe action of tne nut 25 and the lOOlt 27;' l Y l The bottom of each leg' maybe closed'by'a bentstrip of metal-411 spot-welded in place. f

The form of construction shownin Figs. 10 to 14,'inclusive, differs from that shown-in Figs. 1 to 9,*inclusive, chiefly in the manner in which the-.base of the table top is connected to the upper partr of the table support. ln

the formoffconstruction above described, the Y In the modification ofFigs. 10 to le, the connecwelded a flange of one of four long angle `bars la. f The angles 15a and angle vbars 15a are soarranged as to leave a central space at thei center of the plate 14a'.

The table support comprises a top 12a formed of four sections of sheetinetal bent into U-form and, each Ahaving `a long arm 19a, vand a shortV arm 20a, assembled as described in connection with the corresponding parts of Figs., 1 to 9, in elusive. These parts are spot-welded together as in the construction of Figs. 1 to 9, and are further locked `together by members At the upper end of the central square chamber and resting on the upper edges ofthe members 23a is a split centrally vapertured cap 37. l Between lthe two halves of this capa boss 32 is arranged, thisv v.boss having an annulargroove into which the inner edgesv ofv the two halves of the cap eX- tend to lock the boss 32 in position. vAfter assembly the parts of the cap are spot-welded to the arms 19a. y The plate 14u/is formed with a centralaperture 33 having adiameter each other. The boss 32 has a tapered top to facilitate the insertion of the boss into the vaperture 33. Y

To the inner face of the central web 34: of each U-shaped member is welded a rigid plate 35 with an inturned flange 36 atits upper end. The underside of this flange is spaced above the top of the cap 37 a distance equal to the combined thicknesses of the plates 14a and 31. The distance between the inner edges of diametrically opposite flanges 36 is somewhat greater than the diameter of the plate 14a, so that the latter can be passed downwards between the flanges. Welded to the top of the plate 14a are four equally spaced plates 31, arranged with their ends projecting sufficiently beyond the periphery of the plate 14a to engage the underside of the flanges 36, as shown in Fig. 14, when the table top and its base have been turned clockwise through the requisite angle with respect to the top 12a of the table support.

To retain the ends of the plates 31 in engagement with the flanges 36, a springstrip 38 is attached at its lower end to the'inner face of one of the central webs 34. The upper part of this spring strip is bent inwardly so that when the end of one ofthe plates 31 has been forced over it by the above mentioned clockwise movement, this strip will spring back behind the plate 31 and hold the table base and table support in locked position. It will be noted that the depending flanges of the angle bars 16a extend below the tops of the plates 35, their flanges 36 and spring strip 38, so that clockwise movement of the table top beyond that required to force one of the plates 31 past the spring strip 38 is prevented by such flanges. The table top can, therefore, only be detached by turning it in an anti-clockwise direction.

The corners of the projecting ends of the pla-tes 31 are beveled so as to allow the latter to be forced past the endV of the spring strip 38 in either direction. As, however,^the force required to accomplish this movement is greater than any force applied to the table in the course of ordinary use, the table top is firmly held in position by such spring strip until it is desired to disassemble the table.

In the form of construction last described, outward movement of the legs 13 prior to engagement of the table top with the table support is limited by engagement of the inner edges of the leg tops with the inner walls of the radial pockets in the top 12a. At no time do the sides of the legs engage the lower margins of the central webs 34. as in the form shown in Figs. 1 to 9, inclusive. After the table top has been brought into engagement with the table support, the legs are held in correct angular position by engagement of their beveled upper ends with the underside of the plate 14a.

What is claimed is:

1. A table support, comprising a member having at lea-st three pockets disposed radially and symmetrically about the vertical axisof the support, each pocket being formed of sheet metal bent about vertical lines of fold into U-form, a leg mounted betweenthe arms of each U, and means for attaching said member to a table top. f

2. A table, comprising a table top, a support therefor, means for detachably connecting said top and support, a plurality of legs pivotally connected to said support, the upper ends of said legs projecting above the top of said support when the legs are drawn together, whereby the connection' of said top to said support causes the table topto engage the upper ends of the legs and hold the latter in outwardly splaye'd, table-supporting position.

3. A table support, comprising a member having at least `three pockets disposed radially and symmetricallyl about the vertical axisy of the support, each pocket being formed of sheet metal bent about vertical lines offold into U-form, a leg pivoted between the arms of each U, a stop for limiting outward pivotal movement of each leg, and means for atf Y taching said member to a tabletop.

4. A table support, comprising a member having at least threepockets disposed radially'and symmetrically about the vertical aXis of the support, each pocket being formed of sheet metal bent about vertical lines yof fold into U-form Va leg pivoted'between the arms of each U,.outward pivotal. movement of each leg being limited by engagement of,

the Vcentral portion of the U with the outer part of the leg, and means .for attaching said member to a table top. Y

5. A table support, comprising va member having four pockets disposed radially and symmetrically about the vertical axis of the support, each pocket being formed of sheet metalbent about vertical lines of fold into U-form, with one arm longer than the other,

the end of the short arm being connected to the outer side of the long arm of one adjacent l U and the end of the long arm being connected to the innerside of the long yarm of the other adjacent U to form an interlocking structure, a leg` pivoted between the arms of each U, and means for attaching said member to a table top. Y i

6. A table support, comprising a member having four pockets disposed radially and symmetrically about the VVertical aXis of the support, each pocket being formed of sheetl metal bent about vertical lines of fold into U-form, with one arm longer-than the other, the. end of the short arm'being connected to the outer side of the long arm of one adjacent U and the end of the long arm being conr nected to the inner side of the long arm of the other adjacent U .to form an interlocking structure, a leg pivoted between the arms of each U, outward pivotal movementcf each leg being limited by engagement of the central portion of the U with the outer part of the: leg, and means for attaching saidmem- :ber to a table top.

l. A table support as in claim l, in which the central portion of each U, lwhich contacts with the leg when the latter is outwardly extended, is beveled to present a bearing surface .substantially parallel to the surface of the leg in contact therewith,

8. A table, comprising a' plate, four univformly angularly spacedangles, each having one flange spot-welded to theupper `face of vsaid plate and the. other flange extending upwardly therefrom, Vfour angle bars, each ar- Y ranged withv one flange parallel to `said plate `ranged to form the four wallsfof angle bars parallel to said plate.-

ing uponrand secured to the flanges of .the

19.A A table, comprising a table top', asupport therefor, anut andboltty-pe. connection Y between said top and` support, a plurality of Vlegs pivotally connected to said support, the

upperends of said legs projecting above the top of said support when the vlegs are drawn together, whereby the tightening of said bolt and nut connection causes the table top to engage' the upper ends of the legs and hold f the latter in outwardly splayed,vtablesup walls of the central chamber.

lupper ends Y such Ythat when the legs are in outwardly l port therefor,

porting position.

10. A tableV as in'claim 9, in which the of the legs are cut at an angle splayed position the topsurfaces thereof are substantially parallel to the under surface ofthe table top and substantially flush with the top surface of the support.

11. A table support, comprising a member inthe. form of a hollow ycross with a central square chamber and four rectangular pockets extending radially from the four sides of the central chamberbut separated therefrom by vertical partitions-'a leg having one end pivotally mounted in each rectangular pocket. 12. LA table support, as in claim 11, in

lwhich the means'for attaching the member to the table top comprises a nutv and bolt, one of lwhich is formed with. non-circular Vsides for non-rotatable engagement with-the 13.l A table, comprising a table top, a supa boss on the support adapted toptohold the latterv in concentric position Vwith'respect to the support, AinterengagingY portions on the table top and the support f adapted to be brought into land out of engagement by'rotatio'n of the table -top'with respect to the support, and means for locking the top and support `in engaged position.

14C. table, comprising a table top, a support therefor, including a memberkhaving at least three pockets disposed radially and symmetrically about the vertical axis of the support, .each pocket being formed of sheet metal bent about vertical lines of fold into U-form,

a -leg mounted between the arms of each U, la rigid Yplatesecured to the inner face of the central portion of each U with its upper end extending above the `latter Vand inwardly flanged, and means for retaining the top and support in rotatable concentric relation, outwardly extending portions on the underside of said top adapted in one angularposition of the top with respect tothe support to extend under ythe flanged ends of said plates' and thereby connect the top to the support.

15. A table as in claim 14, which also comprisesv meansy for releasably locking the top and support in said relative angular position.V

16. A table top, comprising a wooden sheet, a metal plate below ythe central part of said sheet in parallel spaced relation thereto, a series of metal members extending outwardly v from said plate in a generally radial direction, each of said membershaving aflange parallel to the underside of the wooden sheet and secured thereto, a flange'parallel to said Vmetal plate and securedthereto, and an inter'- vening vertical flange or web connecting said parallel flanges, and means for 'connecting ksaid metal plate and parts connectedthere- Y with to ata-ble support.VV Y

17. -A table, comprising awooden sheet, a metaly member having afflat under surface, radiating 'metallic/arms connected to said member and' secured to th-e'underside offsaid sheet, a table support having a flat upper surface adapted to contact with the at under surface of said member, means for detachably connecting said member and said support,

and legs pivotallyconnected to said support. ,no

18.v A table as in claim 17, in .which the upper ends .of the legs project above the flat up?` f per surface of said support when the legs are drawn togetherY whereby the connection of the table top to the support causes the table top to vhold the latter in outwardly splayed table-supporting position. In testimony whereof I myhand.` ",j. n

WILLIAM R'DE SAUS/SURE,y JR.

v to enter a recess inl the kunderside of thetable have hereunto set 

